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SAM Magazine—Natick, Mass., Dec. 16, 2024—More than 1,700 votes were cast in the 18th annual SAM Terrain Park Contest in which a total of 60 resort-submitted entries from ski areas around the globe competed for the top spot in one of four categories: features, events, edits, and park crews. Nov24 TPC 440x340

A selection of entries was shared in the November 2024 issue of SAM, and all were posted on saminfo.com, where the public was able to vote for their favorite in each category throughout November and part of December.

The votes have been tallied, and the results are in. The winners of the 2024 SAM Terrain Park Contest are:

Feature: The Volcano, Loon Mountain Resort, N.H.

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Event: Urban Air, Idaho Potato Drop, Tamarack Resort, Idaho

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Edit: Crotched Parks, January in Review, Crotched Mountain, N.H.

 

Crew: Woodward Eldora Park Crew, Eldora Mountain, Colo.

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All winners will receive a prize package from contest sponsor Prinoth and priceless bragging rights. And, for garnering the most votes overall in multiple categories, Tamarack Resort will receive an all-inclusive registration to Cutter’s Camp, SAM’s annual education and training event for terrain park professionals.

“Terrain parks continue to be an important aspect of ski area operations and a big contributor to business success, which is why this annual contest is as much about learning from and being inspired by every entry as it is about the winners in each category,” said SAM publisher Olivia Rowan. “I’d like to thank all the ski areas that contributed to making it fun and informative by submitting their entries, and all the people who voted for their favorites. Congrats to Loon, Tamarack, Crotched, and Eldora!” 

View all the entries here: https://www.saminfo.com/the-magazine/this-issue/sam-terrain-park-contest-2024.

Start collecting pictures and videos of your best builds and events, as well as your park crew, for the 2025 Terrain Park Contest now. Email jordyn@saminfo.com with questions.